By / Published June 12, 2015
Maj. Peter Tritsch Jr., right, incoming U.S. Air Force Honor Guard commander, accepts the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard guidon from Col. Richard Lindlan, 11th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony June 12, 2015, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. The passing of the unit guidon during a change of command ceremony is a symbolic representation of passing authority from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb/Released)
Lt. Col. Timothy Thurston II, right, outgoing U.S. Air Force Honor Guard commander, passes the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard guidon to Col. Richard Lindlan, 11th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony June 12, 2015, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. While in command, Thurston led more than 210 Airmen in more than 3,000 Air Force and joint-service ceremonies performed annually for the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and other dignitaries worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb/Released)
Lt. Col. Timothy Thurston II, left, outgoing U.S. Air Force Honor Guard commander, escorts Maj. Peter Tritsch Jr., center, incoming U.S. Air Force Honor Guard commander, through an inspection of the unit during a change of command ceremony June 12, 2015, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard provides Air Force veterans with appropriate military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., and other cemeteries in a surrounding five-state region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb/Released)
Attendees render courtesy to the U.S. Flag while the national anthem plays during a change of command ceremony June 12, 2015, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. These ceremonies mark a formal transfer of command from an outgoing to an incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb/Released)